Month: May 2022

I’ve added a new page with some photos, from Peter Singlehurst, of Oxhill on the outskirts of Stanley.

A look at some trains at the Stella Gill end of the layout. In reality, at Stella Gill there was a large marshalling yard with 30+ sidings that handled coal from a number of local collieries for it’s onwards trip both down the line and up to Consett. There was also a large coke works…

From Craig Oliphant, four photos of Blackhill Station (what little was left of it) in the early 1980s.

Last weekend, 14/15 May, we took the South Pelaw layout to ExpoEM in Bracknell, our first trip out in two and half years. The layout ran really well and I was delighted to meet a couple of people who have contributed photos to the site over the years. We were fortunate enough to be awarded…